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    Jakia Brown-Turner (right) was a second-team All-Big Ten player for Maryland after transferring from North Carolina State.
    How Maryland women’s basketball balances the NCAA tournament with a new kind of ‘speed dating’
    “There’s only so many hours in the day," Maryland coach Brenda Frese said. “So if you don’t get these kids on the phone, you got no shot.”
    Angel Reese and LSU play Rice at 4 p.m. Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
    Angel Reese says Black women need to be paid more in new commercial
    The SEC Player of the Year has teamed with Goldman Sachs’ One Million Black Women initiative for a national TV and digital campaign to ask Congress to help narrow the racial wealth gap Black women are facing.
    A hand hold a mobile phone with four sports betting apps displayed.
    March Madness is here. Here’s how to protect yourself against online scams.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown wants consumers on guard to avoid sports betting scams.
    LSU Tigers forward and Baltimore native Angel Reese (10) cheers on teammates during the fourth quarter against the Coppin State Eagles in Baltimore, Md. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023.
    Angel Reese named to AP All-America 2nd team
    The former St. Frances Academy star was the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year after becoming the first woman in 34 years to lead the SEC in scoring and rebounding in consecutive seasons.
    The UMBC mascot and logo outside of the Retriever Activities Center.
    Teammates shunned them. Now victims of a UMBC swim coach feel vindicated.
    The federal investigation was one step toward justice, former swimmers say.
    Valerie Sheares Ashby, president of UMBC, speaks at the Impact Maryland conference in October.
    UMBC failed to protect athletes sexually assaulted by swim coach for years, DOJ finds
    The investigation found that the University of Maryland Baltimore County knew about allegations of sexual assault, harassment and discrimination by a former head coach and failed to protect the students on his team.
    The UMBC mascot and logo outside of the Retriever Activities Center.
    Here’s what you need to know about the DOJ’s investigation into UMBC
    The university has promised “critical changes” in the way it responds to future allegations of sexual harassment and sex discrimination.
    Angel Reese and defending champion LSU drew a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament and will play Rice in the first round.
    Maryland women’s basketball earns No. 10 seed in NCAA tournament; LSU, Angel Reese get No. 3 seed
    Maryland will face No. 7 seed Iowa State (20-11) in Stanford, California, next weekend. A likely matchup against No. 2 seed Stanford awaits.
    Maryland is 38-30 in two seasons under coach Kevin Willard.
    Kevin Willard’s Terps were bad this year. Next year could somehow be worse.
    Maryland will lose at least two of its most effective players, and its top recruit cannot lift the program up on his own.
    Jahmir Young of Maryland collides with Kamari McGee of Wisconsin during the first half Thursday in Minneapolis.
    Wisconsin makes season-high 16 3s in 87-56 win over Maryland in Big Ten
    Jahmir Young led Maryland (16-17) with 18 points.
    Emmanuel Ogbole of Rutgers blocks a shot by Jordan Geronimo of Maryland during the first half of the game Wednesday night in the Big Ten tournament.
    Scott scores 16 as Maryland defeats Rutgers 65-51 in Big Ten tournament
    12th-seeded Maryland advanced to play fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday.
    Jahmir Young, pictured last season, led Maryland with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists against Penn State, but he made just four of 14 shots.
    Wahab, Baldwin have double-doubles to help Penn State beat Maryland 85-69 in finale
    Jahmir Young led Maryland (15-16, 7-13 Big Ten) with 16 points.
    South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso vies for the ball with LSU forward Angel Reese during the first half of Sunday's SEC championship game.
    No. 1 South Carolina wins SEC tournament over No. 8 LSU 79-72 in game marred by skirmish, ejections
    Angel Reese had 15 points and 13 rebounds for LSU, her third straight double-double in the tournament.
    Angel Reese of LSU gets fouled as she grabs a rebound during the third quarter of the SEC semifinal Saturday against Mississippi.
    Angel Reese has 21 points, 17 rebounds as LSU beats Ole Miss in SEC semifinals
    The Tigers (28-4) will face regular-season champion and No. 1 South Carolina in Sunday’s final.
    Maryland forward Allie Kubek is defended by Nebraska guard Jaz Shelley (1) and forward Natalie Potts during the first half.
    Jaz Shelley scores 30, leads Nebraska women past Maryland and into Big Ten title game
    Eighth-seeded Maryland (19-13) bowed out after a surprising run that included an 82-61 quarterfinal victory over No. 1 seed Ohio State.
    Loyola will conduct a national search for its next men's basketball coach. (Kaitlin Newman/The Baltimore Banner)
    Loyola University starting national search for basketball coach after Tavaras Hardy steps down
    Hardy announced his resignation Friday after six seasons and a 66-110 record.
    Loyola said gambling watchdog U.S. Integrity had analyzed its games and “no anomalies” were discovered.
    Loyola men’s basketball program discloses gambling-related investigation
    A person with knowledge of the situation said coach Tavaras Hardy, who resigned Friday, was not removed from the program because of the gambling investigation.
    Maryland forward Allie Kubek, center, and guard Jakia Brown-Turner, right, celebrate Maryland's upset of Ohio State on Thursday in Minneapolis.
    Maryland upsets No. 4 Ohio State 82-61 in Big Ten tournament to reach semifinals
    Maryland will play Nebraska in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
    Morgan State knocks off Coppin State 78-60
    Will Thomas scored 25 points for the Bears (11-19, 7-7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).
    Maryland guard Shyanne Sellers (0) shoots over Illinois guard Makira Cook during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big Ten women's tournament Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
    Maryland women beat Illinois 75-65 in the Big Ten tournament for 17th straight series victory
    Maryland trailed 24-10 after the first quarter before rallying for its largest comeback victory of the season.
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